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>> CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

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DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

>> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> A THREE VEHICLE CRASH IN HUBBARD COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY.

ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 6:25 P.M. ON TUESDAY ON COUNTY ROAD 4 NEAR EMMAVILLE.

THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM PARK RAPIDS STOPPED ALONG THE ROAD IN AN SUV TO PICK UP MAIL FROM THE MAILBOX.

HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AND WAS STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING PICKUP DRIVEN BY A 16-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE FROM NEVIS.

A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE PICKUP WAS SEVERELY INJURED FROM THE COLLISION AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE PICKUP AND WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN A THIRD VEHICLE.

ANOTHER PICKUP REAR-ENDED THE PICKUP AND THE 15-YEAR-OLD BOY.

THE 15-YEAR OLD BOY WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN PARK RAPIDS AND THEN TO A FARGO HOSPITAL.

HE LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES.

HIS NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

THE OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE CRASHES SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES INCLUDING THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND PICKUP 62-YEAR-OLD GREGORY FORBORD OF MOORHEAD.

>>> AN 81-YEAR-OLD LAPORTE MAN WAS INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH JUST SOUTH OF BEMIDJI WEDNESDAY MORNING.

BELTRAMI COUNTY SHERIFF JASON RIGGS SAY STEPHEN NELSON OF LAPORTE WAS DRIVING AN SUV NORTH ON 229TH AVENUE AND DID NOT STOP FOR A POSTED STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH PLANTAGENET ROAD.

NELSON WAS EXTRICATED FROM HIS VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED TO SANFORD HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

HIS CONDITION IS NOT KNOWN.

THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED, 58-YEAR-OLD LONNE FRICKE OF BEMIDJI REPORTED A MINOR INJURY BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

SHERIFF RIGGS SAYS DRIVER IMPAIRMENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.

>>> THE RED LAKE NATION TRIBAL COUNCIL HAS DECIDED TO NO LONGER OPERATE ITS TRIBAL OWNED MARIJUANA DISPENSARY NATIVECARE.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE ON TUESDAY, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED THAT NATIVECARE SHOULD BE OPERATED AS A STANDALONE BUSINESS AND THAT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SHOULD STEP AWAY FROM THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS.

THE COUNCIL ALSO DISCUSSED ALLEGATIONS THAT SECRETARY SAM STRONG HAD STOLEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF CANNABIS FROM THE GROW FACILITY BUT THE PERSON WHO MADE THE ALLEGATIONS STATED HE NEVER SAW STRONG TAKE THE CANNABIS AND ADMITTED HIS EARLIER REPORT WAS INCORRECT.

ALL CANNABIS IN QUESTION WAS DOCUMENTED AND ACCOUNTED FOR.

>>> AFTER RECEIVING A $600,000 GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE NAMELESS COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS MOVED FORWARD WITH THE RENOVATION OF THEIR DAY CENTER IN BEMIDJI.

THE DAY CENTER WILL BE A PLACE WHERE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS SERVICES.

REPORTER ZY'RIAH SIMMONS HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IN 2021, THE NAMELESS COALITION RECEIVED A $600,000 GRANT, PROVIDING THEM ACCESS TO REMODEL THE NEW DAY CENTER.

THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO UPGRADE THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE SHELTER.

>> WE ADDED ABOUT $75,000, SO IT'S ABOUT A $700,000 GIVE OR TAKE RENOVATION PROJECT.

WE PUT IN A WHEELCHAIR LIFT, WE FIXED OUR PARKING LOT, WE PUT IN HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS AND A LAUNDRY FACILITY.

>> Reporter: THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE 1970s AND LAST OWNED BY SANFORD HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

AFTER BEING GIVEN TO THE NAMELESS COALITION, THE MAJORITY OF THE FACILITY NEEDED TO BE WORKED ON FROM THE ROOFTOP TO THE FLOOR, TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE HOMELESS.

>> IT DOESN'T CONFORM TO MODERN A.D.A.

CODES, SOME MODERN FIRE CODES.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF UPDAING THE BUILDING.

ALTHOUGH IT'S QUITE A LOT OF MONEY, THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES OR FANCY STUFF.

IT'S BRICK AND MORTAR RENOVATIONS.

SO, IT WILL MAKE THE BUILDING MUCH SAFER, MUCH MORE FUNCTIONAL, AND BETTER SUITED TO OUR NEEDS.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE NAMELESS COALITION PROVIDES SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS, THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO LOCAL COMPANIES TO HELP RENOVATE THE NEW DAY CENTER.

>> ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS THROUGH ALL THESE PROJECTS, THIS IS WHEN WE ARE SPENDING THIS $1.3 MILLION, WE'RE NOT JUST SPENDING IT IN A VACUUM.

WE'RE NOT ORDERING THINGS ON AMAZON.

WE'RE HIRING LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES WITH LOCAL TRADES MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE GETTING PAID GOOD WAGES TO DO THIS WORK.

AS MUCH AS THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR BUILDING AND OUR PROGRAM, THIS IS ALSO AN ECONOMIC INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BEMIDJI, I'M ZY'RIAH SIMMONS, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> ONCE THE RENOVATION IS FINISHED, THE OFFICE SPACES IN THE BUILDING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO USE TO ACCESS SERVICES.

>>> THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SAYS THE NEARLY $1 BILLION IN STATE TAX REBATES SENT TO MORE THAN 2 MILLION MINNESOTANS LAST FALL WILL BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES.

THE DECISION CAME DESPITE PLEAS FROM STATE OFFICIALS.

THE STAR TRIBUNE REPORTS THE TAX BITE COULD COST TAXPAYERS BETWEEN $26 AND $286 APIECE.

THE STATE HAS SENT A FORM TO ALL RECIPIENTS TO USE WHEN FILING THEIR FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.

THE I.R.S.

HAD BEEN SAYING SINCE DECEMBER THAT IT CONSIDERS THE REBATES TO BE FEDERALLY TAXABLE.

THE AGENCY GAVE THE STATE A FINAL NO IN RECENT LETTERS TO U.S.

REPRESENTATIVES PETE STAUBER AND ANGIE CRAIG.

>>> THE BRAINERD LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT COMMISSION DISCUSSED THE 2024 AIRPORT PLAN AS WELL AS AN OUTLINE FOR THE AIRPORT'S TEN-YEAR PLAN DURING TODAY'S MEETING.

ANOTHER POINT CONCERNED AIRPORT DIRECTOR STEVEN WRIGHT'S MEETING TOMORROW WITH DELTA AIRLINES TO DISCUSS ADDING EARLIER FLIGHT TIMES.

THE AIRPORT EXTENDED ITS FLIGHT PARTNERSHIP WITH DELTA TO AND FROM THE TWIN CITIES BACK IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR.

HOWEVER, THE LIMITED FLIGHT TIMES ARE TAKING THEIR TOLL ON THE AIRPORT.

>> WE'LL BE GOING DOWN TO MEET WITH DELTA AIR LINES TOMORROW AT 9:30 A.M. AND ENCOURAGING DELTA TO RECONSIDER THE FLIGHT TIMES AND THEIR FLIGHT SCHEDULE, AND COMMUNICATING TO DELTA THE IMPACT THAT IT'S HAVING ON OUR ECONOMY IN BRAINERD.

WE ACTUALLY HAD AN AIR 175, ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFTS ON OUR RAMP THE OTHER DAY AND WE'RE FILLING IT 20% FULL.

WE SEE THE BIG HEAVY METAL COMING IN, WITH THE INABILITY TO CONNECT THROUGH THE CITY.

>> Dennis: THE AIRPORT COMMISSION WILL GATHER ONCE AGAIN ON MARCH 1st FOR THEIR NEXT MEETING.

>>> NEW C.D.C.

DATA SHOWS THE LATEST COVID-19 VACCINE CAN HELP CUT THE CHANCES OF SYMPTOMATIC INFECTION BY HALF.

VACCINE MAKERS UPDATED THEIR FORMULATIONS TO TARGET WHAT WAS THE PREDOMINANT STRAIN FOR MUCH OF LAST YEAR.

BUT THE NEW DATA SHOWS THE LATEST VACCINES ARE ALSO EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE STRAIN THAT'S BEEN CAUSING MOST U.S.

INFECTIONS SINCE LATE DECEMBER.

THE UPDATED VACCINES PROVIDED AN OVERALL PROTECTION OF 54-PERCENT AGAINST SYMPTOMATIC INFECTION FOR RECENTLY-VACCINATED ADULTS WITH NORMAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS.

STUDIES COMING OUT LATER THIS YEAR WILL ASSESS HOW EFFECTIVE THE SHOT WAS AT PREVENTING SYMPTOMS SEVERE ENOUGH TO SEND PATIENTS TO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR HOSPITAL.

[♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Stacy: WE MAY SEE A BIT OF PATCHY FOG AGAIN TONIGHT, BUT SUNSHINE SHOULD BE BACK TOMORROW AND TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ABOVE AVERAGE.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND ON THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR READING SKILLS BY READING TO A WONDERFUL ENGLISH BULLDOG NAMED GEORGIA.

[♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>> Dennis: THE BAGLEY SENIOR CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMING FOR SENIORS, INCLUDING A MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE SENIOR CENTER IN BAGLEY, FOR NUTRITIONAL MEALS AND SOCIALIZATION, OFFERING A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAVE CARD PLAYERS AND THEN WE HAVE A KNITTING CLUB THAT COMES IN.

>> WE HAVE SOME COOKING CLASSES.

>> WE HAVE A HANDS AND FOOT CLUB.

>> WE HAVE TOWNSHIP MEETINGS.

OUR SENIOR CITIZENS COME AND EAT.

WE WILL HAVE A BIG VALENTINE'S DINNER, APPROXIMATELY 60 PEOPLE.

WE HAVE A CRAFT STORE IN HERE, A THRIFT STORE.

IT'S AWESOME.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO PROVIDE A NUMBER OF MEALS FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

>> IT VARIES FROM DAY-TO-DAY AND FROM QUARTER TO QUARTER, WHICH IS A THREE MONTH PERIOD.

SO THE MEALS ROTATE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

SO IT WILL BE A MIXTURE OF CHICKEN, PORK, OR BEEF ROAST, OR JUST SIMPLE MEALS LIKE I HAD SPAGHETTI LAST WEEK, OR NORWEGIAN MEALS OR HOT DISHES LIKE SAUERKRAUT.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO OFFER A MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAVE THE MEALS ON WHEELS, AND THEY DELIVER TO THE HOMES, THEY DELIVER TO APARTMENTS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND PICK UP THEIR MEALS.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS.

>> USUALLY THERE ARE 5 TO 8 PEOPLE THAT SIT IN HOUSE.

MEALS GO OUT CAN VARY BETWEEN 30 AND 45 USUALLY.

>> Reporter: AND FOR THE WORKERS AT THE SENIOR CENTER, IT'S A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST VOLUNTEERING.

>> IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

IF WE DO ANY TYPE OF AN EVENT, VALENTINE'S DINNER, THANKSGIVING DINNER, CHRISTMAS DINNER, VOLUNTEERS ARE AWESOME.

WE COULD USE MORE VOLUNTEERS, BUT THE ONES WE DO HAVE, DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

>> IT'S HAVING FUN, GETTING TO KNOW EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN, AND GET TO KNOW HOW YOUR MEALS ARE TOO.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM BAGLEY, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: TIME FOR WEATHER NOW.

STACY JOINS US.

FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY, VERY MILD.

>> Stacy: YES, IT WAS.

NOT AS WARM AS YESTERDAY, IT'S AMAZING ON THE 1st OF FEBRUARY, IT COOKS DOWN INTO THE 40s.

IT'S BEEN AN UNUSUAL WINTER AND THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK AS TEMPERATURES WILL STAY ABOVE AVERAGE.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FE >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WELL, WE DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY FOG EARLY TODAY, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE SUNSHINE WAS BACK AND TEMPERATURES AGAIN ABOVE AVERAGE.

IT'S NOT AS WARM AS YESTERDAY, HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 40s, BUT AGAIN THAT IS WELL ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR FEBRUARY 1ST.

LOOKING AHEAD, MILD TEMPERATURES, STAY WITH US THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND OVERALL, IT LOOKS LIKE A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN.

RIGHT NOW, 31 AT THE AIRPORT, EAST WIND AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, 28 IS OUR DEW POINT, AND HUMIDITY IS AT 89%.

IN BRAINERD, CLEAR SKIES, 34 DEGREES, 27 IS THE DEW POINT.

WE HAVE A RISING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, WINDS ARE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT IS ALL QUIET OUT THERE AND IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE QUIET OVERNIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT AND SOME PATCHY FOG ONCE AGAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

THAT COULD LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW, BUT AGAIN EXPECT TO SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA ONCE AGAIN.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM, WE'RE LOOKING AT UPPER 30s TO LOW TO MID-40s THROUGHOUT OUR VIEWING AREA.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE SOME FOG EARLY THIS MORNING AND THE EAGLE EYES WE'RE CAPTURING THAT ON PICTURES FOR US.

THESE PICTURES ARE FROM THIS MORNING.

SAMROSE FROM UPPER RED LAKE, SANDY AT BLACKDUCK WITH THOSE PHOTOS.

EVENING SKIES, NOT DISAPPOINTING EITHER, BEAUTIFUL COLOR IN THE SKY, ANGELA FROM CASS LAKE, AND DAN IN BEMIDJI WITH THOSE PICTURES.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYE REPORTS, ARLENE, 25 AND CALM THIS MORNING, STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING HAZY UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, TOPPING OUT AT 42.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A HIGH OF 41.

SANDY AT BLACKDUCK, FOGGY AND 19 THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, SUNSHINE WITH A HIGH OF 45.

PAUL IN BEMIDJI, 43 FOR THE HIGH.

NO NEW RECORDS, BUT WE WERE CLOSE.

THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 49.

24 WAS OUR LOW TEMP AND WE HAD SUNRISE AT 7:40.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH TODAY OF 43, SO WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, 5 DEGREES BELOW THE RECORD HIGH, 21 FOR THE LOW, AND 5:20 IS THE SUNSET.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND STILL VERY MILD TEMPERATURES, HIGHS SHOULD RANGE FROM 38 IN WARROAD, 39 IN GRAND RAPIDS, BUT OTHERWISE SOME LOW 40s FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

HEADING INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, PARTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT MILD TEMPERATURES, LOW 40s OUT THERE FOR OUR HIGHS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, AND THAT TREND OF MILD WEATHER, HIGHS IN THE 40s WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

SO HERE'S OUR FORECAST, LOWS NEAR 22, SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15.

TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, 40 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH, STILL LOOKING AT SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR WEEKEND FORECAST, AND WE WILL BE SEEING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ON SATURDAY, MAYBE A FEW MORE CLOUDS ROLLING INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND, BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE LOW TO MID-40s LATE THIS WEEKEND, WITH SOME LOW TO MID-40s CONTINUING INTO THE WORKWEEK, CLOUD COVER ON MONDAY, BUT VARIABLE CLOUDS BY THE TIME TUESDAY ROLLS AROUND.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANKS STACY, CHARLIE IS HERE NOW.

>> Charlie: RED LAKE AND CASS LAKE AROUND 2:00.

IT'S GREAT, IT'S A PACKED GYM.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SCREAMING AND YELLING AND A LOT OF KIDS REALLY SHOWING OUT.

WE HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT AND MORE COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

>> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE GIGAZONE GAMING CHAMPIONSHIP AND TECH EXPO SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH WITH SPECIAL GUEST DANIELLE FEINBERG, PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS.

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>> THE GOLDEN APPLE IS SPONSORED BY CROW WING POWER.

DEDICATED TO PROVIDING RELIABLE ELECTRICITY AND ASSISTING YOU WITH ENERGY SAVING PROGRAMS AND TIPS.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪] >>> RED LAKE AND CASS LAKE MET BACK IN DECEMBER.

A CLOSE GAME EARLY WITH THE PANTHERS TO BEAT THE WARRIORS 88-68.

SINCE THEN, RED LAKE HAS WON 11 OF THEIR LAST 14 AND ARE CURRENTLY 14-4 ON THE SEASON WITH ALL FOUR LOSSES COMING AT THE HANDS OF RANKED OPPONENTS.

RANKINGS RARELY MATTER WHEN THESE TWO FAIR OFF.

RED LAKE IS DOWN BY 2, THE WARRIORS GET THE LEAD 18-17.

HE'S NOT DONE YET.

HE MADE IT RAIN THREES TONIGHT, FINISHING WITH SIX THREES AND 35 POINTS AND THE PANTHERS ARE MAKING A COMEBACK.

HE TICKLES THE TWINE, AND THEY WOULD TAKE IT FOR GOOD.

CASS LAKE-BENA BEAT IT IS WARRIORS 94-81.

FAIR BANKS WAS A POINT SHY OF A 50-BURGER.

HE HAD 49.

>>> WADENA DEER CREEK WINS.

NEVIS BEATS LAPORTE.

DETROIT LAKES GETS ONE OVER PARK RAPIDS.

GIRLS BASKETBALL, FOSSTON WINS.

PEQUOT LAKES GETS THE BETTER OF LITTLE FALLS 41-26.

>>> NOW IN HOCKEY, 2-0 ON BREAK AWAY, WARRIORS UP 1-0.

LATER IN THE FIRST, BRAINERD WITH THE POWER PLAY, AND TALLIES ANOTHER.

HE FINISHES WITH A HAT-TRICK.

WARROAD TAKES 2-0 LEAD.

TIMMONS TO COOP, WHO IS STANDING ON THE BACKDOOR, SLAMS IT SHUT.

BRAINERD BREEZES TO VICTORY TONIGHT, TYING THEIR LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY FOR THE SEASON.

NOW BEMIDJI BOYS, NO SCORE.

NOW IT'S A 1-0 GAME.

TIED AFTER A CRUSH GOAL, BUT JOE SCORES HERE GIVING ST.

CLOUD A 2-1 LEAD.

O'LEARY TIES IT UP TO 2-2.

THIRD PERIOD, IT'S STILL TIED.

NOAH GIVES BEMIDJI THE LEAD FOR GOOD.

3-2.

THAT WAS THE FINAL SCORE OVER SAINT CLOUD.

SOME MORE BOYS HOCKEY SCORES FOR YOU, NORTHERN LAKES OVER BENSON, PARK RAPIDS GETS ONE ON LAKE OF THE WOODS, FOSSTON FALLS, AND ROSEAU DOUBLES UP MOORHEAD.

GIRLS HOCKEY, BRAINERD LITTLE FALLS TIES PROCTOR HERMANTOWN.

THEY PLAYED THAT THROUGH OVERTIME.

PRAIRIE CENTER FALLS 3-0.

GRAND RAPIDS GREENWAY ALSO FALLS.

FERGUS FALLS BEATS NORTHERN LAKES 6-1.

>>> IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL, THE WOMEN GET THEIR FIRST NSIC VICTORY OVER MINOT STATE.

IN MEN'S COLLEGE BALL, THE MEN FALL JUST SHORT OF NUMBER 19 MINOT STATE, 62-58.

>>> WELL, BEMIDJI HIGH SCHOOL HAS TWO MORE STUDENT ATHLETES READY TO COMPETE AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL, THIS TIME FROM CROSS-COUNTRY AND TRACK AND FIELD.

ISAAC SCHOUTEN, WHO WILL BE ATTENDING WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE, MADE HIS FIRST STATE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE THIS YEAR AFTER FINISHING IN THE TOP FIVE AT THE SECTION 8-3A MEET.

AND WILL TERMONT WILL BE MAKING HIS WAY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA.

HE WAS A TWO-TIME STATE PARTICIPANT IN CROSS-COUNTRY AND THIS SEASONS THE SECTION 8-3A INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION.

>> IT FEELS REALLY EXCITING KNOWING THAT I WILL GET TO CONTINUE TO DO THE SPORT I LOVE SO MUCH AS I GO OFF INTO COLLEGE.

WHEN YOU'RE ON HOUR-LONG RUNS TOGETHER, JUST TALKING THE WHOLE TIME, ENJOYING JUST BEING TOGETHER WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

>> I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO RUN IN COLLEGE UNTIL CROSS COUNTRY SEASON LAST YEAR WHEN THOSE SENIORS STARTED SIGNING.

IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO SINCE THEN.

IT WAS AMAZING TO FIND A COACH LIKE DAN.

THEY SEEM LIKE A TEAM UP AND COMING.

THEY'RE GOING TO DO BIG THINGS SOON.

>> Charlie: FEBRUARY 7TH IS NATIONAL SIGNING DAY FOR ALL DIVISION ONE AND WE'LL HAVE THE COVERAGE NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

>>> SOME STUDENTS CAN FIND READING IN FRONT OF CLASSMATES INTIMIDATING.

READING THERAPY DOGS CAN HELP STUDENTS ENHANCE THEIR READING SKILLS AND BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE IN A NO-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENT.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY FOLLOWED A READING THERAPY DOG NAMED GEORGIA IN BRAINERD, FOR THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE.

>> Reporter: FROM OCTOBER TO MAY, FOURTH GRADERS AT HARRISON ELEMENTARY ARE CHOSEN TO READ FOR 15 MINUTES TO GEORGIA.

GEORGIA IS A READING THERAPY DOG, CERTIFIED BY THE ALLIANCE OF THERAPY DOGS.

THERE IS ALWAYS A BUZZ IN THE CLASSROOM WHEN GEORGIA COMES IN.

>> THEY'RE ALWAYS SO EXCITED.

WE HAVE CHECKLIST IN OUR CLASSROOM, SO THEY'RE RUSHING TO THE ROOM TO SEE WHO IS UP NEXT.

IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL EVERY TIME SHE COMES.

>> I LOVE DOGS.

GEORGIA IS JUST A REALLY NICE DOG.

I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN TO HAVE A DOG LISTEN TO ME READ.

>> Reporter: FOR THE KIDS, WHEN IT'S THEIR DAY TO READ, THEY LEAVE WITH A LOT OF POSITIVE FEELINGS.

>> USUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF CONFIDENCE, THEY'RE EXCITED THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO READ WITH HER, AND JUST KIND OF TELLING THE KIDS ABOUT MAYBE ANY SILLY THING THAT GEORGIA DID WHILE THEY WERE TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: THOSE SILLY THINGS USUALLY END UP BEING THE FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY FOR GEORGIA'S READERS.

>> HER LICKING ME OR ME PETTING HER.

>> Reporter: EVERY TUESDAY, STUDENTS AT HARRISON ELEMENTARY ARE CHOSEN TO READ TO GEORGIA, BUT HERE IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE WHERE GEORGIA SPENDS SOME OF HER TIME.

SHE ALSO SPENDS TIME HERE AT THE BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY, WHERE EVERY SECOND TO FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY CAN SIGN UP TO READ TO HER.

>> I LOVE DOGS AND I LIKE TO READ AND YEAH, I LIKE DOGS.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL FOR GEORGIA AND ALL READING THERAPY DOGS IS TO PROMOTE MORE READING.

READING IS ONE OF THE BEST EXERCISES FOR YOUR BRAIN AND THERAPY DOGS ARE THERE TO PROVIDE COMFORT.

>> WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS A RELUCTANT READER, ANYONE UNCOMFORTABLE READING, TO FEEL THAT COMFORT OF A DOG WITH THEM AND THE NO PRESSURE SITUATION OF READING TO A DOG.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN BRAINERD WITH THIS WEEK'S GOLDEN APPLE, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: THERAPY DOG GEORGIA LOOKS VERY RELAXED.

I IMAGINE THAT LEADS TO RELAXED KIDS.

TO SIGN UP TO READ TO GEORGIA AT THE BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY, CHECK AVAILABILITY ON THE WEBSITE ON THE SCREEN.

BACK OVER TO STACY FOR MORE ON OUR WEATHER.

>> Stacy: MOST CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT, AND SOME PATCHY FOG.

22 FOR THE LOW, SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 25.

LOOKING AT TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS NEAR 40, VERY MILD, AND SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUING AT ABOUT 5 TO 15.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE AS FAR AS THE WEATHER, PRETTY QUIET THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, AND SUNSHINE AS WE START THE WEEKEND, HIGHS TO 43.

THE CLOUDIEST DAY WILL BE MONDAY, FEATURING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, A HIGH OF 44, VARIABLE CLOUDS ON TUESDAY, HIGHS SHOULD REACH THE LOW TO MID-40s.

>> Charlie: I SPENT A LOT OF DAYS GETTING KIDS TO SIGN WITH US.

YOU WENT TO BSU, DID YOU SIGN?

>> Dennis: NO SIGNING BACK IN THOSE DAYS UNLESS YOU'RE A GOPHER.

>> Charlie: EITHER WAY, WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE COACH AND A LOOK AT THE AREA GUYS THAT ARE SIGNING WITH BSU AS WELL COMING UP.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

THAT'S GOING TO DO IT FOR US, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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